Lower Bouldering Creek
creek in Utah
This creek is a fly fishing paradise for advanced anglers, demanding precise presentations and delicate drifts. The gin-clear water allows for sight fishing to selective trout, making it a truly unique experience.
What's working on Lower Bouldering Creek
- 01Excellent fall conditions with clear skies and comfortable temperatures.
- 02Strong Blue-Winged Olive (BWO) hatches expected, especially on overcast afternoons.
- 03Midges are becoming increasingly important as a consistent food source.
- 04Focus on slower riffle edges, heads/tails of pools, and seam lines.
- 05Pay close attention to subtle takes and consider slower retrieves for subsurface patterns.
What to tie on
Picked from reports, hatches and the season. Tap a fly for the recipe and where else it works.
Flashback Pheasant Tail Nymph
An excellent general searching nymph, effectively imitating various active mayfly nymphs that are present year-round in the creek's currents.
Blue-Winged Olive (BWO) Comparadun
Strong fall BWO hatches are expected, and this low-profile dry fly is essential for selective trout feeding on adults and emergers.
Buy at AmazonGriffith's Gnat
When midges cluster on the surface, this pattern is unbeatable for enticing picky risers, especially during consistent midge activity.
Olive Woolly Bugger
A reliable streamer for enticing aggressive strikes from larger trout, imitating leeches and baitfish, which are active in colder fall waters.
Zebra Midge
Midges are an increasingly important and consistent food source as water cools in the fall, making this a vital subsurface pattern.
Buy at AmazonPMD (Pale Morning Duns)
Pale Morning Duns are actively hatching in fall, providing another crucial dry fly opportunity for opportunistic feeders.
Travis Hi-Vis BWO Para Emerger
BWO emergers are crucial during fall hatches, and this high-visibility pattern helps spot subtle takes from trout feeding just below the surface.
Schroeder’s Parachute Hopper
Terrestrial activity can still be strong in early fall, and hoppers are a substantial food source, particularly along grassy banks where opportunistic trout feed.
Where to fish and who to ask
Escalante River Confluence Area
The lower sections near its confluence with the Escalante River can hold good fish.
Highway 12 Access
Roadside pull-offs and public access points along Highway 12 where it parallels the creek.
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Utah season by season
What changes on the water through the year, with the flies for each season.
Read before you go
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Quick answers
Common questions about Lower Bouldering Creek.
What flies work best on Lower Bouldering Creek?
Our top scored fly patterns for Lower Bouldering Creek right now are Flashback Pheasant Tail Nymph (80% confidence), Blue-Winged Olive (BWO) Comparadun (80% confidence), Griffith's Gnat (80% confidence). These picks are scored from recent fishing reports, hatch data, and seasonal patterns.
What fish species are in Lower Bouldering Creek?
Lower Bouldering Creek holds Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout. See the species links on this page for fly recommendations and seasonal behavior for each.
Is Lower Bouldering Creek fishing well right now?
We publish a fresh bite report for Lower Bouldering Creek each week based on recent on-the-water intel. The current report — with conditions, hatches, and what's producing — is on this page.